I have successfully made it to Switzerland and to the congress. The trip
out here was naturally not without its hiccups. I was about as depressed
as ever when I first got here. Here are the reasons for it that I can tell,

I was once told never to write a letter if I did not want a response. I
read your response the my letter, and was pleased by it. Suffice to say
that I feel like any further correspondence on my part would yield a
response that would be akin to ...